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No. 224,424. Patented Feb. 1o,j18so.7

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UNITED STATES` PATENT OEEICE.

JOHN HANCOCK, OF LOUISVILLEfKENTUGKY.

PEG-FLOAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters 4Patent-1WD. 224,424, dated. February 10, 1880;

l Application led December 18` 1879.

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HANCOCK, of Louisville, in the county of Jefferson, and in the State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Peg-Floats; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a peg-iloat for cutting oft' the pegs in boots and shoes, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my pegloat. Fig. 2 .is an enlargedvertical section of the upper part thereof. Fig. 3 is a frontview of the head. Fig. 4 shows one of the-knives. A represents the post or standard, provided with afoot, vI3, to be fastened to the counter or table. At the upper end of the post-A is formed a curved `projecting tenon or arm, C, on the convex side ofL which, near the upper end, isV

a groove, at w, as shown in Fig. 2.-

D represents the head of the peg-float, made in the convex form shown, and formed with asocket or eye, E, to slip over the curved arm C, This socket or loop is made nearer one end than the other of the head, andv when slipped over the arm (l a key,a, is passed over the same through the groove a2, so as to holdl the head in place.`

On the under side of the head, at each end, is a recess, d, in which is placed the knife F. The knife is slotted, as -shown in Fig. 4, and

of cutting an iron tack, as well as the pegs.'

Besides, if there is a ridge of leather made by driving in the pegs this float planes it off and makes 'a smooth surface for the foot. When the bits become dull `they can be easily removed and ground or filed.-

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1..In a peg-oat, the head or stock D, provided with recesses d, slots e, and grooves '13, in combination with the knives or bits F, all constructed Vsubstantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The combination of the standard A, provided With the curved arm O, the reversible head or stock D, provided with the socket orY loop E, and the bits F, the socket being to `one .side of the center, so'as to make o ne end y y OHN HANCOCK.

Witnesses:

W. H. ETHEREDGE,

G. BmRY, 

